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Would recommend some other than the Wax variety ; thought the early 

 Fejee preferable ; could also indorse the Egyptian Red beet. Mr. Hale 

 recommended for late corn the Evergreen Stowell ; for early, the 

 Minnesota. 



Captain Fuller's experience in the cultivation of asparagus has led 

 to different results from Mr. Hale's. He had planted Conover's Colossal 

 seed, and when ready to set out the roots were larger than the space 

 mentioned by Mr. Hale. He would not plant nearer than eighteen 

 inches in the row, the rows to be about the same distance apart. With 

 proper fertilizing, in ten years, the Captain thought, the whole space 

 would be occupied. 



Dr. Humphrey couldn't wait ten years. He planted closer in the 

 row for that reason. 



Prof. Comstock had an asparagus bed made fifteen years ago. Rows 

 were eighteen inches apart, plants fifteen inches apart in the row. 



Prof. Standish said he had some experience in the cultivation of 

 asparagus. Ten years ago he started a bed ; planted Conover's Colossal 

 seed ; dug trenches about twelve inches deep and filled up the space with 

 alternate layers of compost and earth ; set plants in rows twelve inches 

 apart and eighteen or twenty inches in the row. In two years he had an 

 abundance. Since that time he has had occasion to remove the bed, and, 

 notwithstanding that the roots were old, they are now doing well. The 

 Professor recommended Dewing's early beet as better than the Egyptian. 

 Henderson's Pine-apple is also good. He raised his own celery plants. 

 Instead of pricking out he took them from the box and placed them in 

 trenches dug twelve inches deep and of the same width, the plants being 

 six inches apart ; compost should be well worked in. This method he pre- 

 ferred, it being less laborious, and productive of good results. Of the differ- 

 ent varieties he recommended. White Solid, Seymour's Superb, Sandring- 

 ham, Crawford's Half-dwarf, Turner's Incomparable, and for keeping 

 Carter's Crimson, and the best of all Sutton's Sulhams Prize. For corn, 

 Moore's Evergreen Sweet was good. Early Minnesota also highly spoken 

 of. Would recommend for trial Washington Market. The Triumph is, 

 however, the earliest, being ten days ahead of the Minnesota. The 

 Cassaba musk-melon is very fine, the Christiana is an excellent round 

 small melon, Skillman's Netted, Hackensack and Ward's Nectar are also 

 good. Mountain Sweet as well as Mountain Sprout water-melon the 

 Professor thought good. Onions — Weathersfield, red, Danvers' Yellow, 

 and Silver Skin, the last mentioned being preferable. Bliss' American 

 Wonder should be added to the list of peas. It is an excellent early pea, 

 grows from fifteen to eighteen inches high. Waite's Caractacus should 

 also be placed among the early varieties; also McLean's Little Gem. 

 For a general crop the Champion of England was thought superior to 

 any other. Hubbard's squash ought to be added to the list. 



Dr. Humphrey found no difficulty from the crowding of asparagus 

 plants. If cut early and indiscriminately the tendency was to produce 

 too many eyes. Judicious cutting, he thought, would check too great 

 spread and tend to properly develop the plants. 



